Tag: Music

Student discusses benefits of physical art and music in the age of instant streaming

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Andrea Hammack Staff Writer While most people can agree that art and music can be timeless, an important conversation for music and art lovers centers around what form is the best for consuming them.  Nowadays music is mainly consumed digitally through apps such as Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, etc., which allows the content to remain popular, immediate, and at the consumers’ fingertips.  For some, this accessibility to multitudes of music is important – but to others, it’s more about the search for lost treasures.  Vinyl was one of the first…

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Fanfare: Troy student shares his story and his love of music

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Rojan Maharjan photo Ricky Treloar marching with the Sound of the South. Treloar was assisted in the pregame by Hunter Miller, and in halftime by Jason Albert. Luke Brantley Variety Editor Ricky Treloar’s love of music began in the 6th grade. “I’ve always loved music, so I continued that love of being able to play all throughout middle school, high school and now into college,” he said. Treloar, a freshman music education major from Montgomery, currently plays the trumpet in the Sound of the South Marching Band at Troy University,…

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Symphony band to play classic “masterworks” during fall concert

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(PHOTO/ Zenith Shrestha) Aaron Ward, a senior music education major from Geneva, will perform alongside other band members in the symphony band during their “Masterworks” concert.  Andrea Hammack Staff Writer Troy University’s symphony band is in full swing, with its first concert of the semester taking place on Sunday, Sept. 22.  The concert, titled “Masterworks,” focuses on pieces that are considered “masterworks” in the band genre.  “In this particular concert, we are focusing on classic band repertoire from the 1950s through 1990s that largely shaped the music that came after…

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Addicted to Lizzo’s ‘Juice’: Student discusses Lizzo’s hit ‘Truth Hurts’ and how her music inspires today’s women

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(PHOTO/ digboston via Flickr) Lizzo’s 2017 single “Truth Hurts” has climbed its way to the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 two years after its release.  Draven Jackson Arts and Living Editor “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100%” in love with Lizzo.  Now that Lizzo’s song “Truth Hurts” has climbed its way to the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 list, it’s about time we talk about how it got there and why Lizzo has become the queen of underappreciated women everywhere.  Regardless of race, shape,…

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Guitar class sets beginners on their way to success with individualized lessons

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(CONTRIBUTED/ Andrew Williamson) Sophie Lyle, a previous Troy student from Signal Mountain, Tennessee and Andrew Williamson, the coordinator of the Troy University Institutional Effectiveness Committee and instructor of the guitar class, worked together last year to create an individualized lesson plan specialized for Lyle’s needs.  Lirona Joshi Staff Writer Troy University students looking to learn to play the guitar can do so through a one credit hour introductory guitar class for non-music majors interested in playing the instrument. “The objective of the class is for it to be fun, but…

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